1 – Starting out with your DP-02/DP-02CF

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The unit uses 4 menu systems (MENU, SONG, TRACK EDIT) (and also CD on the DP-02 only) which allow you to make settings, and perform many operations. This section explains how to use the menu system and to check and make settings.

Here the TRACK EDITsystem is explained as an example.

1.Press the TRACK EDIT key to bring up the opening menu screen:

2.Use the DATA dial or the cursor (§/) keys to scroll up and down through the list of top-level menus.

Here the CLONE TRACKaction is highlighted.An inverted triangle appears when the menu is highlighted.

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The DATA dial icon is also shown right at the bottom which indicating the dial can be used to select items.

At the bottom right of all menu screens is a symbol showing whether there are more menus below the current list (), above the current list (§), or above and below the current list ().

3.Press the ¥ cursor key or YES/ENTER key to enter the selected menu. The screen shows as below:

4.Use the cursor (§/) keys to highlight the value of the item shown on the left.

Rotate the DATA dial to change the value.

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To go up a level in the menu “tree”, press the NO/EXIT key or the ˙ key.

Some screens show a number of lists to select, or confirm the action. In these cases, you should use the cursor (§/) keys or the DATA dial to highlight and select the item, or use the YES/ENTER key to enter the action.

If you want to adjust the contrast of the display:

1.Press the MENU key and select the PREFERENCE action using the cursor (/§) keys or the DATA dial.

2.Press the YES/ENTER or ¥ cursor key to bring up the PREFERENCEscreen.

3.Select the value shown to the right of the CONTRAST preference using the cursor (/§) keys, and rotate the DATA dial to adjust the value 1 to 10. The contrast of the display changes equally as the value is changing.

4.Press NO/EXIT to go back to the MENUscreen.
The SHIFT key

The SHIFT key modifies the behavior of a number of different keys. When you press and hold it while pressing

another key, the other key takes on the function shown in the label shown below the key (black-on-orange).

Titling

You can give titles to your songs, exported tracks, etc. Here’s how you do it:

Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the TITLE key to bring up the screen like the one below:

Use the DATA dial to change the letter above the underlined cursor. You can choose from common punctuation marks, numbers, capital (UPPERCASE) letters, and small (lowercase) letters.

Use the § cursor key to insert a blank space at the cursor position, and use the cursor key to delete the character.

When you have finished entering the name, press YES/ ENTER. The song, with its new name, is stored to recording media.

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